Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockermouth

/kɒkə(ɹ)məθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: cock-er-mouth
IPA: /kɒkə(ɹ)məθ/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1230).

Etymology

From Cocker + mouth, where the River Cocker joins the Derwent.

Questions

How do you pronounce cockermouth?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɒkə(ɹ)məθ/.
What does cockermouth mean?: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1230).
Where does cockermouth come from?: From Cocker + mouth, where the River Cocker joins the Derwent.

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